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Thursday, 4 May 2017

Facebook has 1.94bn Monthly and 1.28bn Daily Active Users

"First Quarter 2017 Operational and Other Financial Highlights
Daily active users (DAUs) – DAUs were 1.28 billion on average for March 2017, an increase of 18% year-over-year.
Monthly active users (MAUs) – MAUs were 1.94 billion as of March 31, 2017, an increase of 17% year-over-year.
Mobile advertising revenue – Mobile advertising revenue represented approximately 85% of advertising revenue for the first quarter of 2017, up from approximately 82% of advertising revenue in the first quarter of 2016.
Capital expenditures – Capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2017 were $1.27 billion.
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities – Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were $32.31 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2017.
Headcount – Headcount was 18,770 as of March 31, 2017, an increase of 38% year-over-year."
Source: Press release from Facebook, 3rd May 2017